''Ini Ellam Sugame'' is a 1998 Indian

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-language

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by A. R. Ramesh. The film stars

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Sanghavi Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema from 1993 to 2004. In a career spanning 15 years, she has ...

and Sruthi Raj, with

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Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh (1946 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil plays and films. He had supporting roles in the films '' Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' and '' Aattukara Alamelu'', among others. His most popular roles have been as a ...

and K. R. Vatsala playing supporting roles. It was released on 18 March 1998.

Plot

Aravind (

) comes to

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to participate in a singing competition. During the competition, Aravind falls in

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with the female spectator Nandhini (

) and so does she. He eventually wins the first prize. Aravind and Nandhini want to meet and express their feelings. Aravind decides to stay in Chennai to find Nandhini. Meanwhile, he befriends the clever Chennaite Mani (

) and his neighbour Nirmala (

Shruthi Raj Sruthi Raj is an Indian film and television actress. She has acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films before moving on to act in Tamil TV serials. She is known for her leading roles in the popular Tamil TV serials '' Thendral ...

). Nandhini is the boss of an advertising company. Later, he is hired as a model in her company but Aravind and Nandhini don't express their love. With Aravind's help, Nirmala is also hired in Nandhini's company. Nirmala eventually falls in love with Aravind. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by A. L. Azhagappan. His son Udhaya under his original name Senthilkumar made his acting debut with this film appearing in a small role.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Sirpy R. Narayanan Sirpy, known by his stage name Sirpy, is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languag ...

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' wrote, "A stale story, made staler by the slip-shod direction of A. R. Ramesh (``

Thayagam ''Thayagam'' ( ) is a 1996 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film directed by A. R. Ramesh. The film stars Vijayakanth, Ranjitha, Napoleon (actor), Napoleon and Mohini (Tamil actress), Mohini. It was released on 15 January 1996. Vijay ...

), who has also penned the screenplay, offers dull hours in Valli Cine Arts, ``Eni Ellam Sukamae. The lead pair Sanghavi and Abbas just go through the movie, the latter still in the infancy stage of acting". Two years after release, the producers were given a subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 films Films directed by A. R. Ramesh Films scored by Sirpy Tamil-language Indian films